Orthodox Calendar

Wednesday, May 10, 2017 / April 27, 2017 (Church Calendar)

2017

Mid-Pentecost or Prepolovenie. Tone three. Fast. Fish Allowed

"Mozdok" and "Dubensk-Krasnogorodsk" (17th c.) Icons of the Most Holy Theotokos (movable holiday on the Prepolovenie  Mid-Pentecost).Hieromartyr Symeon the Kinsman of the Lord (107).New Hieromartyrs Paul and John priests, Martyrs Peter, Nicholas, Auksentius, Sergius and Virgin-martyr Anastasia (1922).Virgin-martyr Mary (1938).New Hieromartyr John priest (1941).Venerable Stephen, abbot of the Kiev Caves and bishop of Vladimir in Volhynia (1094).St. Eulogius the Hospitable of Constantinople (6th c.).Venerable John, abbot of Cathares Monastery at Constantinople (832).Venerable Simeon the New Stylite of Cilicia.New Hieromartyr Seraphim, bishop of Phanar (1601).Burning of the relics of Venerable Sava I of Serbia by the Turks (1595).New Martyr Elias (Ardunis) of Mt. Athos (1686) (Greek).St. Pollion the Reader of Cibalis in Pannonia (306).St. Nicon, abbot of the monastery of St. Gerasimus (6th c.).St. Floribert, bishop of Luik (746) (Neth.).Holy Martyrs Poplionus and Lollionus the New.St. Machalus, bishop of the Isle of Man.The Scripture Readings

 vigil for great feasts; a more festive service where all of the unfixed hymns are dedicated to the feast.  "vigil" to a certain saint when All Night vigil is celebrated. The order of the service is similar to a Polyeleos (magnification) service, in that small vespers, great vespers and matins are combined (from this comes the vigil) and that there is the blessing of breads and the anointing with oil at the end of matins.  "cross", "Polyeleos", "with the Polyeleos", "Polyeleos service", that is the type of service during which the "Polyeleos" (Praise/Magnification) is sung during matins (the majestic singing of the 134 and 135 psalms with verses); in addition, during this service there is a reading from the Gospel, the prokeimenon, gradual antiphons, the canon with 8 troparions, the praises and Great Doxology are sung, and during vespers "Blessed is the man" is sung (first "Glory" of the 1st kathisma), there is an entrance, Old Testament readings (parameia) and during lityia all of the verses may be sung to the saint.  "doxology", "with doxology" during this service to the saint it is proper to sing the Great Doxology at the end of matins (in services of a lower rank, the doxology is read), also at this service are sung several Sunday Theotokions, sedalions after the kathisma (psaltery reading) to the saint, the katavasia during the canon, also at the end of matins are sung the praise verses, the Great Doxology, and the entire ending of matins follows the order of a feast.  "six verse", "up to six"; all six stikhera of "Lord, I cry" are sung to the saint, there is a stikhera for "Glory" of the Apotischa for both vespers and matins; troparion to the saint, and the canon of matins is sung to the saint in six troparions., , no sign  "without a sign"; the most ordinary, daily service to a saint, to whom it is customary to sing only three stikhera at "Lord I cry" and the canon of matins in four troparions. There may not be a troparion to the saint.